Offa, Erin Ile move to settle age-long rivalry

Offa and Erin Ile communities in the Offa and Oyun local government areas of Kwara State have resolved to end an age-long communal crisis and forge ahead for mutual benefit, development and growth.

The communities, who are from Ibolo, of Yoruba extraction, were brought together by a youth The traditional ruler of Kagoma chiefdom in Kaduna State, Kpop Gwom, Paul Zakka Wyom, has applauded Governor Nasirel-Rufai for organizing three economic summits in the state, that were beneficial in terms of development A member of National Executive Council of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Issa Aremu, has condemned the invasion of the Senate and disruption of plenary by unknown persons on Wednesday.

Comrade Aremu said: “An injury to the National Assembly is an injury to the nation’s democracy.”

He said the federal government’s probe of the The Edo State government is to establish education marshals to check loitering by students during school hours. organization committed to peace and development of the area.

Speaking during the parley in Ilorin on yesterday, chairman, main organizing committee, Ladorb Peace Initiative, Umar Balogun, said that conflict had discouraged the people from realizing their economic potentials.

He said the body joins others of goodwill to find means to put an end and infrastructure.

He said: “El-Rufai is laying a foundation for making Kaduna great. The next generation may testify and be proud of him.”

The paramount ruler made the statement in his palace in Jema’a Local Government while receiving All Progressives Congress (APC) invasion should be prompt and conclusive with the objective of prevention of future acts.

The Labour leader said the unfortunate event was a rude awakening to all for good governance with respect to security of lives and property as contained in 1999 constitution.

Comrade Aremu said while nothing could justify thuggery at the Senate, the leadership of the National Assembly must also stop criminalizing dissenting views of democratically-elected members.

The state governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, stated this during the launch of Edo-BEST programme in Benin.

Obaseki said the government will work with local governments to coordinate the marshals, who will be to the periodic clashes.

The traditional ruler of Erin Ile, Oba Abdulganiyu Ajibola urged elders of the area to promote truth, open mindedness and be conscientious in their inputs.

Olofa of Offa, Oba Mufutau Gbadamosi, represented by a high chief, Chief Yunusa Oyeyemi, appealed to the communities to imbibe the spirit of give and take for a lasting peace.

Monarch commends el-Rufai’s economic summits

stakeholders who paid him a courtesy visit.

The APC stakeholders’ chairman, Ambassador Joshua Ishaya, said they were on the visit to seek royal blessings and promised to carry out their campaign for the forthcoming local government election peacefully.

Labour leader condemns invasion of National Assembly Shiites: Commission calls for orderly protest

The National Human Rights Commission has called on the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) to be orderly while protesting for the release of their leader Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky.

In a statement by the spokesperson of the commission, Fatima Agwai Mohammed, the Acting Executive Secretary of the Commission, Mrs Oti Ovrawah, stated this while reacting to the protest by the group which turned violent and disrupted peace in some parts of the FCT earlier in the week.

Ovrawah stated that though the Constitution and other international human rights laws guarantee right to peaceful protest, the government owes its citizens a responsibility to restore law and order if such protests turn violent.

Gov’t to establish marshals to stem loitering

on watch to ensure that students do not loiter about during school hours.

He said parents who fail to ensure that their children are enrolled and remain in schools will be arrested, and fined.